India's opposition Congress backs Rahul Gandhi after poll defeat25 May 2019 13:30Indian Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi. PHOTO: REUTERS
NEW DELHI: Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi, scion of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty, offered to resign Saturday after his Congress party was trounced in a second straight national election but the gesture …

Five cow vigilantes assault 3 in MP, arrested25 May 2019 11:44Seoni (Madhya Pradesh), 25 May (IANS): After a video went viral on the social media in which five people are seen beating two persons for carrying beef in the Seoni district of Madhya Pradesh, the police on Saturday arrested and jailed the five.
In the …

MK Stalin Urges For Constructive Politics, With Focus On States25 May 2019 09:32The DMK-led alliance won 37 out of the 38 Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu. (FILE)
Chennai: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) President MK Stalin today said the days were over when it was believed that only Hindi-speaking states made India.
In a letter written …

#Verdict2019: In a first, India elects 78 women MPs25 May 2019 09:01(MENAFN - NewsBytes)
#Verdict2019: In a first, India elects 78 women MPs
25 May 2019
Elections 2019 were unique in more ways than one: the country rejected the dynasty politics once and for all, rich candidates lost their deposits like never before and …

Pak-India trajectory25 May 2019 03:14PRIME Minister Narendra Modi has been re-elected. So what next for Pakistan-India relations? Will the neighbours start talking again? Certainly. But will their dialogue amount to anything? I am afraid not. The irony is that whether or not India and …

Rising US-Iran Hostilities and Challenges for India25 May 2019 02:31Md. Muddassir Quamar* 24 May 2019
On May 10, 2019, the US Department of Defense announced that it has “approved the movement of the USS Arlington (LPD-24) and a Patriot battery” to Central Command (CENTCOM) for deployment in the Persian Gulf.1 The USS …

YS Jaganmohan Reddy – Andhra's Giant Killer25 May 2019 01:08YS Jaganmohan Reddy (YSJR), 46, son of former erstwhile Andhra Pradesh chief minister YS Rajasekhar Reddy (YSR), has emerged as the giant killer in the 2019 Andhra elections to both the Lok Sabha and State Assembly polls.
YSJR’s rise in politics was not a …

After Modi’s stunning win, a grim future for India’s opposition24 May 2019 20:52A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s massive victory in India’s national election, the country’s main opposition party is facing some deeply uncomfortable questions about its future in national politics. For the storied Indian National Congress, …

Modi victory augurs well for Japan-India ties24 May 2019 20:09NEW DELHI - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s landslide win in national elections will help cement the Japan-India relationship as Asia’s fastest growing and facilitate a military logistics pact to allow access to each other’s bases. The Japan-India …

Tectonic shift towards a very different India24 May 2019 19:24Rahul Gandhi and the OBC parties offered the protection and continuation of an evolving liberal vision.
One factor stands out in the verdict of the 2019 general election — the ringing endorsement of a single leader, Narendra Modi. It was Mr Modi all the …

Modi Has a Huge Mandate in India. Now What Will He Do?24 May 2019 19:17NEW DELHI — Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, is returning to power by an astonishing margin — defying expectations, leaving the political opposition gutted and securing nearly two thirds of the lower chamber of Parliament.
This election has proved …

A new India24 May 2019 18:31The 2019 Lok Sabha election results have been marked by the poor performance of parties that are perceived to be family-run enterprises. Narendra Modi pilloried the Gandhis for not having worked their way up in politics. By doing so, he tapped into the …

Piety and politics — Indian PM Modi's winning mix24 May 2019 17:48India's leader likes to paint himself as a Hindu ascetic but has a firm grip on power, writes Emily Schmall. The man in the saffron robe sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, back to the wall of a cave framed by the Himalayas. This was India's …

Narendra Modi and identity politics24 May 2019 16:54Randhir Singh Bains says the ruling BJP is the only party in India that is challenging communalism and sectarianism
‘Although the policy of dividing voters on sectarian lines was introduced by the British, it has continued unabated after independence,’ …

Hindutva-led hypernationalism in India brought Modi again24 May 2019 16:53ISLAMABAD: Terming persistent Hindutva-led anti-Muslim and anti-Pakistan rhetoric a catalyst for Modi’s electoral win, the speakers at a roundtable session expressed grave concerns over growing isolation of minorities in India, fearing that if not …

Why some South Asians are resisting identity politics24 May 2019 15:20Pradip Rodrigues
Multiculturalism and diversity is touted by all politicians as Canada’s strength, it is in the news so often that most people believe that slogan to be true. I don’t. Last week I spent a few hours with a group of Sikhs who had all come to …

The secret behind millennial support for India’s Modi24 May 2019 13:30May 24 at 8:41 AM Vivan Marwaha is the author of a forthcoming book on Indian millennials. As the dust settles on India’s general elections, one thing has become clear: Despite a record-high unemployment rate, a slowing economy and widespread agrarian …

India general election 2019: What happened?24 May 2019 11:40Results for India's general election released on 23 May saw a landslide victory for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which increased its huge parliamentary majority.
The margins of victory
Narendra Modi and his ruling BJP have swept back to power. The …

BJP’s ideology supported by people across India: Pragya Singh Thakur24 May 2019 10:49Category: Politics Posted by Syed Qayam Ali Published: May 24, 2019, 3:58 pm IST Updated: May 24, 2019, 3:58 pm IST
Bhopal: BJP leader Pragya Singh Thakur on Friday said that the Indian voters sided with the BJP in the Lok Sabha elections for their focus …

Narendra Modi meets party leaders after election win in India24 May 2019 08:56India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi was meeting with leaders of his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday fresh off his thunderous victory in the general elections.
Modi will meet with his cabinet as part of a series of post-election …

Victorious Modi promises a ‘New India’24 May 2019 07:25Narendra Modi’s massive general election victory, now ratified, gives him a fresh chance to show that he has the executive ability to push through urgent changes in India’s economic development while also reining in the divisive aspects of his party’s …

YSR Congress's Jagan enters national politics with PK formula24 May 2019 06:40Mumbai: With his clean sweep in the Assembly and Lok Sabha election, YSR Congress and Jaganmohan Reddy have taken a special status in the Indian politics. He virtually decimated Telugu Desam Party’s, Chandrababu Naidu. YSR Congress led in 152 of the state…

India's prime minister wins landslide24 May 2019 06:36NEW DELHI – Narendra Modi, India's charismatic but polarizing prime minister, was headed Thursday for a landslide election victory, propelling his Hindu nationalist party to back-to-back majorities in parliament for the first time in decades.
With most …

Sports and politics to mix again in Indo-Pak World Cup clash24 May 2019 05:23NEW DELHI: The old adage that sports and politics do not mix will ring hollow again when former champions India and Pakistan clash in a World Cup match on June 16 at Old Trafford in Manchester.
Bilateral cricketing ties between the two have remained …

INDIA DECIDES FOR MODI SARKAR 2.024 May 2019 05:06"India wins yet again!" tweeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi as it became clear that Congress, India's oldest political party that had mounted a major challenge to him, was set to be routed, winning just marginally more seats than the 44 it …

India goes Modi24 May 2019 04:14India goes Modi
As congratulatory messages began to pour in from world leaders on Thursday, India’s Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party prepared for their second five-year term in office. The sweeping win for the National Democratic Alliance, led …

Sports and politics to mix again in Indo-Pak clash24 May 2019 04:10'India-Pakistan matches have always been billed as the final before the final, because people have attached political factors to the game.'
IMAGE: India captain Virat Kohli, centre, and Ravindra Jadeja celebrate the wicket of Pakistan's Azhar …

BJP trumps caste politics, breaches Bengal24 May 2019 04:04Prime Minister Narendra Modi roared back to power in a historic victory in which the Bharatiya Janata Party bagged more than 50% of the votes in 17 states and union territories. The enormous mandate — the BJP had won 210 seats and was leading in 93 more — …

India election- Narendra Modi faces big chall...24 May 2019 03:57On Thursday, results for India's mammoth general elections showed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as the clear winner with a total of 297 seats. Modi's supporters referred to the sweeping victory as a "TsunaMo…

India’s Modi Secures Resounding Poll Victory Riding High on Hindutva24 May 2019 03:42NEW DELHI – As India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi secured on Thursday another five-year term with a landslide general election victory, the mise-en-scène at the headquarters of the country’s two main political parties was strikingly different – one was …

Modiâ€™s saffron tsunami puts India on a revivalist course24 May 2019 03:14Modi’s saffron tsunami puts India on a revivalist course
By Imtiaz Alam
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing his victory rally, has boasted that “no party could dare talk of secularism” after its exposure at the hands of “pseudoto secularists”. …

Sports and politics to mix again in Indo-Pak match-up24 May 2019 02:39Tensions run high in any sporting contest featuring the nuclear-armed neighbours who have fought two of their three wars since independence over Kashmir, which both claim in full but rule in part.
Bilateral cricketing ties between them have remained …

Narendra Modi Wins Again — What Does That Mean for India?24 May 2019 02:01A day before the vote count in India, news appeared that the incumbents, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), had already ordered a celebration cake for its Delhi headquarters. The treat itself was a mixture of Indian traditions and Western influence, pretty …

India election: how Narendra Modi won with an even bigger majority24 May 2019 01:43The stunning majority for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 2019 Indian election is a massive political achievement for its leadership: the prime minister, Narendra Modi, and the party's president, Amit Shah. Early results from the world's …

India’s Modi re-elected on Hindu-first platform24 May 2019 01:32NEW DELHI — Narendra Modi, India’s charismatic but polarizing prime minister, was headed Thursday for a landslide election victory, propelling his Hindu nationalist party to back-to-back majorities in parliament for the first time in decades.
With most of …

Modi's party celebrates sweeping re-election victory in India24 May 2019 00:19Narendra Modi, India's charismatic but polarizing prime minister, was headed Thursday for a landslide election victory, propelling his Hindu nationalist party to back-to-back majorities in parliament for the first time in decades.
With most of the …

India has won again: PM Modi23 May 2019 21:45New Delhi: Dedicating the 2019 Lok Sabha polls verdict to the people and the country’s vibrant democracy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said India has won again and together with everyone, a strong and “inclusive nation will be built.”
Mr Modi, …

India elections- Modi's BJP heading for landslide win23 May 2019 21:42Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has led his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata party to a historic landslide re-election, affirming his huge popularity in the eyes of India’s voters, after a bitterly fought electoral contest framed as a referendum on …

This is Modi’s India now23 May 2019 21:39Narendra Modi’s unprecedented victory in the 2019 elections is proof that India and her politics have been irrevocably altered. Modi gained a historic mandate in 2014 when he became prime minister for the first time, sweeping the polls with the biggest …

5 Takeaways From Modi’s Win in India’s Gigantic Election23 May 2019 21:12After hundreds of millions of Indians cast ballots across megacities, mountains and islands, Prime Minister Narendra Modi won the biggest re-election India has witnessed in decades.
Mr. Modi, 68, has dominated India since he won a first term in 2014. Many …

An Aspirational India Places Its Faith in Modi Once Again23 May 2019 20:33Narendra Modi has much work ahead.
India has once again reposed its faith in Narendra Modi despite all the seeming challenges his critics were telling those who cared to listen were facing India. Not only has Modi won a landslide victory in India’s …

Modi surges to victory in India on Hindu-first platform23 May 2019 20:20Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi receives a giant floral garland from party leaders at their headquarters in New Delhi, India, Thursday, May 23, 2019. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party claimed it had won reelection with a commanding lead …

Time to rebuild India’s secularism23 May 2019 20:20There is much that lies badly broken in India today. The economy desperately needs to be repaired, as do rural distress, the job crisis and the free-falling rupee. The country’s institutions demand urgently to be rebuilt — the media, police, judiciary, …

Modi Wins Resounding Victory in India23 May 2019 19:13NEW DELHI —
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised to build a "strong and inclusive" country as the charismatic but polarizing leader swept back to power in the world's largest democracy with an even bigger mandate than he won five …

The Guardian view on Narendra Modi’s landslide: bad for India’s soul23 May 2019 17:53The world does not need another national populist leader who pursues a pro-business agenda while trading in fake news and treating minorities as second-class citizens
Narendra Modi speaks to party workers at the BJP headquarters after the party’s landslide …

What you need to know about India's BJP23 May 2019 17:31Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on his way to a second term in office after the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) took an unassailable lead in the South Asian country's general elections, according to preliminary results.
The Hindu nationalist …

Narendra Modi has reinvented Indian politics23 May 2019 17:20Image copyright
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Narendra Modi has scored a resounding victory in the Indian general election, securing a second five-year term. The BBC's Soutik …

Modi thanks India for 'historic mandate'23 May 2019 17:20Image copyright
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Mr Modi's Hindu nationalist politics were under scrutiny in the marathon election
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has thanked the people of India for giving him a "historic mandate" of five more years in office, …

How Narendra Modi Seduced India With Envy and Hate23 May 2019 16:17Rived by caste as well as class divisions, and dominated in Bollywood as well as politics by dynasties, India is a grotesquely unequal society. Its constitution, and much political rhetoric, upholds the notion that all individuals are equal and possess the …

At its weakest globally, the Left bows out in India23 May 2019 16:03With barely 5 seats to hang on to this time, its chances are less than bleak.
Mumbai: In the light of the recent election results that are still coming out, the Left is practically nowhere to be seen.
Here’s a little history into the sickle and the hammer …

View: India deserves better than Godse’s patriotism23 May 2019 15:11Of course, my expectations and hopes from these elections have been dashed. The people of India have endorsed Narendra Modi for a second term, India will have a stable government at the Centre and there will be not just continuity of policy but also course …

BJP headed for victory, PM Modi says India wins again23 May 2019 14:46With the BJP headed for a phenomenal win in the Lok Sabha elections, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday attributed the victory to the country.
Modi, who is set to enjoy his second straight term as the Prime Minister, said India has won again.
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It's just a start, I won't quit politics: Urmila Matondkar on loss23 May 2019 14:39By PTI
MUMBAI: Congress' Mumbai North Lok Sabha candidate Urmila Matondkar Thursday said though she has lost her maiden election, she won't quit politics as she has a long way to go.
In her electoral debut, the actor contested against BJP veteran …

India election results: Modi wins landslide victory23 May 2019 14:27NEW DELHI — Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his party won a landslide victory in the world’s largest election as voters endorsed his vision of a muscular, assertive and stridently Hindu India. With most of the votes counted, official results showed Modi’ …

Opinion: Modi's election victory starts a new era for India23 May 2019 14:17India's general election was a fight between the leadership of a sitting prime minister and the ambition of an opposition leader. It was a fight between the forces of nationalism, on one hand, and regionalism and caste on the other. The middle ground …

India starts counting votes23 May 2019 12:40Counting has begun in India of more than 600 million votes cast in the country’s marathon six-week election.
This year’s polls, held over seven phases starting on 11 April, have been described as a contest for the soul of India, with Narendra Modi’s Hindu …

With another massive win, this is Modi's India now23 May 2019 12:17by Mihir Sharma
After a long and arduous election, with months of campaigning and voting spread over seven phases, India’s 879 million voters have spoken. And, if not with one voice, then close to it. The Bharatiya Janata Party of Prime Minister Narendra …